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Arizona ranks third for the highest number of cases of missing Indigenous people.
Native America Calling: Sometimes, COVID doesn’t go away (March 26, 2025)
Long COVID affects as many as 23 million Americans, including many Native people. 
VIDEO: Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on Indian Education (March 18, 2025)
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum discusses his views on Indian education on February 12, 2025. 
The Donald Trump administration is facing a major test of its commitment to Indian Country with a lawsuit challenging the firings of government employees at two tribal colleges.
Tribal and state public health efforts are credited with reducing the suicide rate among Native people in New Mexico.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is moving quickly to advance Indian Country legislation amid a dramatically changed political environment.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting to consider pending legislation on March 5, 2025.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting to consider pending legislation on March 5, 2025.
Efforts continue at all levels to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives.
Walter Murillo, the CEO of Native Health in Arizona, and Dr. Linda Son-Stone, the CEO of First Nations Community HealthSource, are guests of Democratic lawmakers at a joint session of Congress.
The 176th anniversary of the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities comes with major challenges for Indian Country.
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations holds a hearing on Bureau of Indian Education schools.
A whopping 26 bills are on the agenda as the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs advances pending legislation.
AUDIO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 3 (February 28, 2025)
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on February 27, 2025. 
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of February 26, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the morning of February 26, 2025.
Native America Calling: The game is changing for student athletes (February 27, 2025)
Compensation for college athletics is changing fast. How are Native students affected? 
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of February 25, 2025.
Native America Calling: Native people left out of progress on overdose deaths (February 26, 2025)
Overdose deaths have dropped significantly — except among Native people and other people of color. 
Native America Calling: Trump job cuts hit Native education and sacred sites (February 25, 2025)
Haskell Indian Nations University lost nearly a quarter of its staff in President Donald Trump mass terminations. 
VIDEO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 3 (February 24, 2025)
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on February 27, 2025. 
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of February 26, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the morning of February 26, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of February 25, 2025.
Tribes are trying to remind the United States of its trust and treaty obligations amid an anti-DEI effort that has led to casualties in Indian Country.
Tribes operate lending businesses under their own sovereignty. But they still face struggles.
Native America Calling: Native American representation in television news (January 27, 2025)
What does it take to work in television news? Tune into Native America Calling to hear from Native professionals in the field. 
‘I am beyond words’: Deb Haaland welcomes clemency for Leonard Peltier (January 20, 2025)
“I am grateful that Leonard can now go home to his family,” said Deb Haaland, who was the first Native person to serve in a presidential cabinet. 
The Republican-led Senate is busy with a slew of confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s nominees — including one of the most consequential for Indian Country.
Senate Democrats say they haven’t received even basic information about Doug Burgum, who is seeking to lead the Department of the Interior.
Native America Calling: Combating a Native American housing crisis (January 9, 2025)
Tribal nations and the federal government are working to address affordable housing and homelessness. 
Dr. Charles “Monty” Roessel served as president of Diné College on the Navajo Nation. He was 63 years old.
Native America Calling: A look at 2024 news from a Native perspective (December 18, 2024)
President Biden’s apology for Indian boarding schools was among the top news stories of the year. What else matters to Native people in 2024? 
Cronkite News: Program expanded to cover traditional health care practices (December 16, 2024)
Native patients in four states could now see government health coverage for some traditional healing practices. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs convenes for a business meeting on November 20, 2024.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs convenes for a business meeting on November 20, 2024.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs schedules business meeting (November 18, 2024)
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work as the 118th Congress comes to a close. 
Republicans take U.S. Senate with promises of a Donald Trump agenda (November 7, 2024)
A Republican in the White House isn’t the only big change Indian Country is facing as tribes seek to hold the U.S. government accountable for its trust and treaty responsibilities. 
Source New Mexico: Native voter battles state over ballot disenfranchisement (November 4, 2024)
When Virgil Dixon tried to register to vote in his birthplace state of New Mexico, the Navajo veteran was denied and had to go to court. 
Arizona Mirror: President Biden apologizes for Indian boarding school era (November 1, 2024)
“It was long overdue,” said Crystalyne Curley, Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council.
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